Awning



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AWNING Filed Jan. 4, 1954 I 7 l4 fifi|illll 22 lfl INVENTOR.

I van W Dam,

BY MJ W v v 7 A TTORNEYS.

United States Patent 6 AWNING Ivan W. Dum, Kansas City, Mo.

Application January 4, 1954, Serial No. 401,827

2 Claims. (Cl. -575) This invention relates to awnings, particularly of the ventilated type, and has, for its principal object, to provide an awning of this character that may be supplied in the form of inexpensive kits from which the awnings may be easily assembled and erected by the home workman or handy man.

Other objects of the invention are to provide awning brackets which permit use of readily available wood materials for the slats or louvers, such as standard house siding; to provide a bracket structure which results n spacing the vent openings and results in an automatic over-lap of the slat or louver elements of the awnings; and to provide brackets that are readily adjustable to the size of a window and to conform with the desired slope and extension of the awnings.

in accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, as hereinafter pointed out, I have provided improved structure, the preferred form of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an awning constructed in accordance with the present invention and showing attachment thereof to a window of a building, with portions of the louvers or slats being broken away to better illustrate the construction.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the window, and awning attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the parts of one of the awning brackets.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates an awning constructed in accordance with the present invention and which includes spaced brackets 2 and 3, although the number of brackets depend upon width of the awning.

In the awning illustrated, two brackets are used since it is applied to a single window, but on multiple windows, a bracket is preferably used at the ends and between each window to eliminate sagging of the louvers and provide a stronger structure.

Each bracket includes a rafter member 4, formed of strap-like material shaped to provide a series of steps 5 to form louver attaching portion 6, and spacing portions 7. The steps are formed by providing alternate right angular bends 9 and 10.

The length of the portions 6 depend upon the width of the slats or louvers 11 to be used, and the height of the spacing portion 7 depends upon the thickness of the louvers and height of the ventilating slots between the respective louvers.

The upper end of the rafter members of the brackets each have a depending ear 12 that is provided with a downwardly opening slot 13, to receive a fastening device such as a lag screw 14, for attaching that end of the rafter member to the casing or other portion of a window.

The brackets also include brace members 15. Each brace member also has a depending ear 16 provided with a downwardly opening slot 17, for fastening device 18. The opposite or outer end of the bracket terminates in an angularly extending ear 19, having a slot 20, for

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attachment to one of the stepped portions of the rafter member of the bracket. The louver attaching portion of each rafter member of the bracket is provided with openings 21 and.22 near the respective ends thereof as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

The slats or louvers are preferably formed from ordi nary house siding, as such material is readily available in woods of the desired width that are resistant to the elements, such as redwood, cypress, and the like. Such siding boards are also sufliciently smooth and are easily painted or varnished.

In forming the slats, the strips of siding having a width greater than the length of the portions 6 are used so that the forward edges 23 overlap the rear edges of the next lower slat or louver as shown in Fig. 2. The slats I or louvers are cut to the desired length and in sufiicient number to provide a louver for each of the bracket portions 6. The slats or louvers are applied preferably with the thinner portion of the slats abutting against the spacing portions 7, after the location of the openings 21 and 22 are marked on the slats or louvers so that they may be drilled through to provide registering openings 24 and 25 for passing the shanks of the fastening devices such as flat headed bolts 26. The heads 27 of the bolts 26 are countersunk within the upper surfaces 28 of the louvers and the threaded shanks 29 thereof project through the underside of the rafter members for attaching nuts 30 by which the parts are rigidly drawn together. When the louvers are attached, ventilating spaces 31 are formed between the respective louvers and the forward edges 23 extend over and protect the vent slots.

In mounting the assembled awning, the lag screws 14 are applied to the upper portion of the window frame and turned to bring the heads 31 thereof up to a position where the slotted ears 12 will pass through the space between the heads of the lag screws and the face of the casing. After determining the desired angle or inclination for the awning, the lag screws 18 are turned into the wood at the sides of the window, leaving space for passing the slotted cars 16 of the brace members 15. The opposite ends of the brace members 15 are attached to the rafter member by one of the fastening devices 26.

The awning is then applied to the lag screws after which the lag screws may be tightened by a partial turn thereof to bring the heads into clamping contact with the ears of the brackets.

The brackets, bolts, and lag screws, necessary in assembling the awning, may be furnished in kits and sold by the lumber dealer, stocking the siding from which the awning is constructed.

On double windows, the siding may be cut to extend across both windows and an intermediate bracket is applied between the windows to support the centers of the louvers or slats.

The front of the awning may be raised or lowered by changing the connection of the braces with the outer ends of the rafter members.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that I have provided a ventilated awning that is of simple and inexpensive construction and when furnished in kits, may be easily assembled.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an awning a frame including laterally spaced metal rafter members each having alternating right angular bends forming downwardly sloping louver attaching portions and shorter vertical spacing portions between the louver attaching portions and said louver attaching portions having openings therethrough, upper ends of said rafter members having depending slotted ears with the slots extending through edges of the ears, brace members having apertured ends at outer ends of the rafter members with the apertures being adapted to register with one of said openings in the louver attaching portions of the rafter members and opposite ends of said brace members having depending slotted ears corresponding with the slotted ears of the rafter members, fastening devices extending through registering apertures and openings for connecting the braces with the rafter members, and fastening devices for securing said frame and having headed shanks, said ears being applied to the last named fastening devices with the slots thereof passing over the shanks and under the heads thereof.

2. An awning including laterally spaced metal rafter members each having alternating right angular bends forming downwardly sloping louver attaching portions and shorter vertical spacing portions between the louver attaching portions and said louver attaching portions having openings therethrough, louvers seating upon said louver attaching portions of the rafter members and having ends and forward edges projecting therefrom and with rear edges abutting the vertical spacing portions, fastening devices extending through the openings and enbers having depending slotted ears corresponding to the slotted cars of the rafter members, and fastening devices having headed shanks for attaching said awning, said ears being applied to the last named fastening devices with the slots thereof passing over the shanks and under the heads thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,614,299 Lowe Oct. 21, 1952 

